Miami International Map Fair returns for 20th year

Saturday

Feb 2, 2013 at 11:42 PM

The Miami International Map Fair returns for its 20th year.

The Associated Press

MIAMI — The Miami International Map Fair returns for its 20th year.

HistoryMiami, a cultural institution that celebrates the city's rich history, is hosting the fair that runs Saturday and Sunday. The annual event features antique maps, rare books, panoramas and atlases from around the world. Visitors will be able to purchase antique maps and learn about cartography through a series of lectures.

A statement from HistoryMiami bills the event as the "largest map fair in the world."

The fair will also mark the 500th anniversary of Juan Ponce de Leon's exploration in Florida as part of the statewide campaign Viva Florida 500.

Lectures will explore Florida's cultural heritage. On display will be a pre-Colombian map of the world and the first map of the continental United States.